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Originally Posted by Dunyain
I read something on Twitter that with China's missile/drone technology, our entire Navy/Air Force capabilities anywhere near China would be instantly wiped out in event of conflict.
So our military infrastructure in the Pacific doesn't even have any military utility in the event of a hot war with China. Although I guess the fact all our infrastructure is there is a deterrent in the fact that China would have to commit to a hot war with the US if it decided to start conquering, where if there was no US military capabilities in the region it could theoretically start conquering without drawing the US in.
China could empty its entire clip of (non-nuclear) missile arsenal and still probably fail to destroy American assets in the region. Doubtful they even get the 7th fleet.
We got thousands of Patriot missiles, hundreds of destroyers and cruisers each carrying tens of interceptors, and many of whom carry additional anti air (CIWS for example).
The US has been building anti missile defense since WWII and, in no small part thanks to the Israelis getting to test against tens of thousands of rockets, has gotten quite good at it.